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LISTEN TO AUDIO BELOW Law enforcement received a call around 6:20pm on November 15th after reports of a domestic disturbance on the 2400 block of Niagara Road in Niagara Falls. The 911 caller - the subject Eric Weisman's sibling - stated that his brother threatened to kill call the caller. He also stated that there is an order of protection in favor of their parents. However, it was unclear from the call whether the parents were protected from Eric or the caller. There was a

The Erie County District Attorney's Office announced that a Buffalo man is facing a homicide charge tied to the death of his stepdaughter last summer. Prosecutors say 38-year-old Peter D. Brown was formally arraigned Friday morning on a single count of second-degree murder. Investigators say Brown strangled 20-year-old Kayshawnna Jordan on August 4th, 2024, at a residence on the 400 block of East Ferry Street. Brown fled New York after the killing and was taken into custody i

LISTEN TO AUDIO BELOW Law enforcement received a call around 8:45pm on November 15th after reports of a domestic incident and assault on the 2400 block of Pierce Avenue in Niagara Falls. The 911 caller - a young child - stated that his mother was repeatedly being hit by "Nigel Eison" (spelling may be incorrect). Police responded to the scene. It is unknown if the male was arrested. No further information is available at this time. These are merely allegations based on police

LISTEN TO AUDIO BELOW Law enforcement received a call around 5:42pm on November 15th after reports of a welfare check on 23rd Street in Niagara Falls. The 911 caller stated that a woman was breaking things in the house, dancing around the house, and hitting herself. The caller also mentioned that there was a used needle in the sink. Police responded to the scene. No further information is available at this time. These are merely allegations based on police audio and should no

LISTEN TO AUDIO BELOW Law enforcement received a call around 2:15pm on November 15th after reports of a domestic disturbance on Pierce Avenue in Niagara Falls. The 911 caller and victim stated that her boyfriend and child's father assaulted her. She further stated that he tried to hurt their 3-month-old child that is still in the house with him. The woman ran out of the house and was hiding after the boyfriend said that he was going to kill her. It is unknown what started the

LISTEN TO AUDIO BELOW Law enforcement received a call around 10:45pm on November 14th after reports of menacing on Oliver Street in North Tonawanda. The 911 caller stated that their 17-year-old daughter is threatening to cut up her parents with a knife. At the time of the call, she had fled from the apartment and was running down an alleyway. Police responded to the scene. It is unknown if the daughter was arrested or taken for mental health treatment. No further information

LISTEN TO AUDIO BELOW Law enforcement received a call around 2:30am on November 15th after reports of women possibly being held against their will on Whitney Avenue in Niagara Falls. The 911 caller - a third party - stated that three females at an AirBnB were hanging out a window screaming for someone to call police because "boys were keeping them against their will." Police responded to the scene. The resolution of the call is unknown. No further information is available at

LISTEN TO AUDIO BELOW Police audio captured a statement from a male on November 14th around 12:20pm discussing an explosion that happened the previous day. According to the caller, he said that there was an IED set off a block over from where he works and that the police department wanted to get into their cameras. No further information is available at this time. These are merely allegations based on police audio and should not be taken as fact. LISTEN TO FULL AUDIO HERE: Pr

Niagara Falls Police responded to the 1100 block of Cleveland Avenue around 1:20am on November 8th after reports of criminal mischief where a subject was reported to be armed with a knife. Dispatch advised officers that a black female was holding a black male by the neck with a large knife. Upon arrival, officers observed a black male and a black female standing outside the residence engaged in conversation. Both individuals were detained for officer safely. The female suspec

A Buffalo man who severely injured a small dog earlier this year is now awaiting sentencing after entering a guilty plea in Erie County Court. Deandre Rogers, 30, stood before State Supreme Court Justice Paul B. Wojtaszek on Thursday and admitted guilt to one count of attempted aggravated cruelty to animals, a Class A misdemeanor under New York State Law. The charge stems from a disturbing case that left a 9-year-old Chihuahua with life-threatening injuries. The attack occurr

LISTEN TO AUDIO BELOW Law enforcement received a call around 10am on November 13th after reports of a welfare check at the Falls View Motel on Niagara Falls Boulevard in Niagara Falls. The 911 caller - a care coordinator - stated that a male was sending her unusual messages, including about a missing 16-year-old female Arianna Miller. The male was also texting her about having weapons on him. She is aware from previous involvement with him that he has several boxes that have

LISTEN TO AUDIO BELOW Law enforcement received a call around 2:10am on November 14th after reports of a burglary on the 1200 block of Military Road in Niagara Falls. The 911 caller - a male - stated that his ex-fiance entered his home while he was gone and stole several items. He has everything on camera. The ex- fiancé proceeded to threaten him with physical harm. Police responded to the scene. It is unknown if the ex- fiancé was arrested. No further information is availab

LISTEN TO AUDIO BELOW Law enforcement received a call around 11:25am on November 13th after reports of reckless endangerment on the 2600 block of Porter Road in Niagara Falls. The 911 caller stated that a male known to her (unknown relationship) - referred to as Paul Demunda on the audio - drove into her car with his grey Lexus, which has front-end damage to it. The male then threw a bottle of tequila and a bat at her. Police responded to the scene. It is unknown if Demunda w

On paper, it looks like garbage: a murky slurry of fryer grease and crumbs left over from Friday fish fries and late-night wings. But in 2025, used cooking oil is no longer waste—it’s feedstock for the booming biofuels industry. That transformation has turned the back alleys behind New York’s restaurants into the front lines of a quiet, profitable crime wave. In Western New York alone, Buffalo Biodiesel Inc. (BBD), a regional leader in collecting and recycling used cooking oi

A convicted sex offender from Oklahoma who staged his own disappearance more than ten years ago has been arrested in Upstate New York where investigators say he had been living under a false identity and attending college. Authorities confirmed that Anthony Lennon, 44, once listed among Oklahoma’s Ten Most Wanted, was taken into custody at the end of October following a joint investigation by U.S. Marshals and New York law enforcement. Officials said fingerprint analysis conf

LISTEN TO AUDIO BELOW Law enforcement received a call around 11:25am on November 11th after reports of a domestic violence incident and possible hostage situation on 19th Street in Niagara Falls. The 911 caller stated that she was physically and violently pushed out of her home half naked. She then told police that her boyfriend was holding her children inside of the house "hostage." Police responded to the scene. It is unknown if the boyfriend was arrested. No further inform

LISTEN TO AUDIO BELOW Law enforcement received a call around 2am on November 12th after reports of a domestic violence incident on Niagara Street in Niagara Falls. The 911 caller - a third party - stated that she is on the phone with daughter and the boyfriend attempted to throw the child during a violent domestic altercation. Police responded to the scene. It is unknown if the male was arrested. No further information is available at this time. These are merely allegations b

LISTEN TO AUDIO BELOW Law enforcement received a call around 9:20am on November 10th reporting a body found with no signs of life on the 1100 block of Michigan Avenue in Niagara Falls. The 911 caller stated that a person was found not breathing and with no other signs of life. Niagara Falls Fire and AMR responded to the scene and confirmed that the individual was not breathing. It is unknown if the individual was revived. No further information is available at this time. Thes

LISTEN TO AUDIO BELOW Law enforcement received a call slightly before midnight on November 10th reporting a mental health crisis and assault on 3rd Avenue in North Tonawanda. The 911 caller stated that he is "going crazy" and that he is trying to seriously hurt her. It was then reported that the mother had him restrained in the living room, but did not elaborate to how. The 911 caller also said that the male had punched both her and his mother. It is unknown the extent of inj

A Niagara Falls resident will serve more than two decades in state prison for killing another man during a dispute in 2022. Al Villane, 32, was sentenced in Niagara County Court to 22 years to life in prison after a jury found him guilty of second-degree murder and criminal possession of a weapon. The sentence was imposed by Judge John Ottaviano who had the option to go as high as 25 years to life. The case stemmed from a violent confrontation on September 19th, 2022, inside